Who says real and fake daughters can’t be sisters?

When the group arrived at Yunxi Village, it was the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. According to custom, they should set up the oil pan to fry New Year's goods on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month.

But because Yuanluo and the others came suddenly, Zhang's mother simply set up a big pot in the afternoon. The Zhang family had a relatively stable life this year, so the preparations for the New Year were sufficient. Having said that, Zhang's father was happy that Yuanluo came back, so he quietly went to the butcher's house and carried back half a pig.

Zhang's mother's name was Yu Qin. Before Yu Qin got married, her family lived a good life and was considered wealthy in the village. However, although the people in the Yu family did not mistreat their daughter, they were also patriarchal. Therefore, Yu Qin began to learn how to cook as soon as she was taller than the stove and developed excellent cooking skills.

Yu Qin has two younger sisters and a younger brother. Her two aunts are well-known hardworking people in the surrounding villages, but her uncle has been spoiled to be a little lazy. He would rather sit than stand, but he loves his nephews and nieces very much. Her aunt is also a very gentle person and treats them very well.

But my aunt was soft-hearted and couldn't control her uncle at first. But later, when Yuanluo grew up and became more sensible, she discovered that her uncle always found ways to be lazy when working, so my aunt had to do more.

Yuanluo was unhappy at the time, so she led her brothers and sisters to stare at her uncle when he was working. Whenever her uncle was lazy, she would lead her brothers and sisters to make a scene, and then she would go to her grandparents to complain.

Yu's uncle was not a bad person. When they were young, his sisters always gave in to him, and he didn't dare to do anything to his sisters' children. Although the old couple of the Yu family were partial, they were close to each other across generations. Ever since the birth of Yuanluo and the other naughty kids, the old couple's hearts had long been biased towards the younger ones.

Uncle Yu, who had been pampered for more than 20 years, succumbed to Yuan Luo's tantrums and started to become diligent. Therefore, every time her aunt met them, she treated them even better than her uncle.

While Yu Qin was busy frying meatballs, Yu Hui and his wife Li Xiu arrived with New Year gifts.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Yu Qin busy cooking in the pot. The fragrance could be smelled even outside the door, so I said, "Sister, what delicious food are you making? I can smell it even on the street."

As soon as Yu Qin heard the voice, she knew who was coming. Without even turning her head, she laughed and scolded, "You've had a dog's nose since you were a child. You can smell meat from three miles away."

When Yuanluo saw the newcomers, she also greeted them, "Uncle, aunt, you are here."

It was not easy to address her as Ji's mother, so she just nodded and smiled as a greeting.

When the uncle saw that it was indeed Yuan Luo who came back, he said directly: "You are such a heartless little thing. When you were little, you always bothered your uncle. You left without even saying hello. I thought I would never see you again."

"Shouldn't your uncle be happy that I'm not back? No one will force you to work when I'm not here."

"Hey, you little bitch, I brought you some delicious food, and you're promoting me like this, right?" Yu's uncle complained with a smile on his face.

Yuanluo then noticed that her uncle had brought in a large bag of pork ribs, which looked to weigh more than twenty pounds. She had loved eating pork ribs since she was a child, and everyone who knew her knew this. She didn't expect her uncle to be so practical as to bring in so many.

But she was still talking to her uncle: "Okay, then I won't accept your New Year's money this year. You're getting a great deal, uncle."

Yuanluo took the bag from her uncle and took it to the kitchen. The two fathers were cleaning bones to make soup, so Yuanluo simply gave the things to them and asked them to clean up together.

Seeing that everyone was busy, even the Ji couple who seemed to be unable to work at all were helping out, my aunt simply washed her hands and went forward to help.

The Ji couple looked at Yuanluo, who was obviously much more lively after returning to Yunxi Village. Although they felt a little sad that their daughter was not close to them, they still felt that it was the right decision to come this time.

The Ji couple had never seen the hustle and bustle of preparing New Year's goods in the countryside, and they were very curious. They followed the crowd and helped out for a long time. Freed from the shackles of company affairs, the two of them had a rare chance to relax for a while.

The family gathered together for a sumptuous dinner. Although it was not as good as the one at Ji's house, it was definitely a high-standard farm meal. There was fish, meat, wine and vegetables. The atmosphere at the table was harmonious and the meal was a great pleasure.

After dinner, everyone cleaned up the dishes together, and Yu's uncle and aunt said goodbye and went back. Zhang's father and mother packed a lot of fried New Year's goods for them to take back.

Uncle Yu looked at Yuanluo and wanted to say that her grandparents missed her very much, but her biological parents were around and it was not convenient to ask her when she would go back. Talking about this at a time like this would make him seem like he was trying to snatch the child from someone else, so he simply swallowed his words and turned to walk out.

Yuan Luo, however, ran after him, carrying all the things she had prepared for her grandparents: "Uncle, wait a minute, take this with you. This is what I brought for my grandparents. Tell them I will visit them tomorrow."

Yuhui felt relieved. Yuanluo was no longer estranged from them after all. She was still the little girl who cared about them.

So he smiled happily and said, "Okay, I'll tell them when I get back. If your grandparents knew you were going, they would be very happy."

After talking for a few more words, Uncle Yu went back happily.

Although they were going to their uncle's house, early the next morning, after breakfast, Yuanluo and her parents went to see their grandparents first.

Grandma Zhang was a bit plump, but easy-going. Yuan Luo was raised by her grandmother most of the time when she was a child, and the two had a very close relationship. Grandpa Zhang was a thin old man with dark skin and a bad temper, but he was always cheerful with his family, especially the younger ones.

As soon as the group entered the yard of the Zhang family's elderly couple, Yuan Luo shouted, "Grandpa and grandma, I'm back."

Grandma Zhang hurried out when she heard the voice. Seeing that it was her eldest granddaughter, she didn't even bother to look at other people. She went up to her and hugged her in her arms. Her eyes immediately turned red.

Yuan Luo's voice was a little choked up, and she asked, "Grandma, do you miss me?"

Grandma Zhang finally shed tears and said, "I miss you, of course I do. You left without even saying hello, and I thought I would never see you again in this life."

"No, I'm back to see you. Grandma, if you miss me, you can come and see me. I'll send someone to pick you up then."

Looking at the crying grandparents and grandchildren, the Ji couple felt that they cared too little about their child. They were so focused on bringing their lost daughter back that they forgot that people are not plants and did not even give her a chance to say goodbye.

No matter how sensible she was, she was still a child after all. Such a big change happened suddenly. No matter whether it was voluntary or forced, she was forced to break away from everything in the past overnight. The relatives and friends who grew up with her were separated just like that.

She felt that Yuanluo had put a thick protective shell around her, but she didn't realize that this might be the protection she left for herself after experiencing a huge change.